Show ContentsPettyjohn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Pettyjohn family

The surname Pettyjohn was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Rotalier. The main stem of the family would also be elected to the nobility of Bourgogne, and Pierre Petitjean was a counselor in 1751 in the Chambre des Comptes de Bourgogne.

Early History of the Pettyjohn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pettyjohn research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1355 is included under the topic Early Pettyjohn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pettyjohn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Petitjean, Pettitjean, Pettittjean, PetitJean, PettitJean, PettittJean, Petijean, Pettijean, Pettijean, PetiJean, PettiJean, Pettitjohn, Petijohn, Pettijohn, Pettitjohn, PetitJohn, PettitJohn, PettittJohn, PettyJohn, Petyjohn and many more.

Early Notables of the Pettyjohn family

More information is included under the topic Early Pettyjohn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pettyjohn Ranking

In the United States, the name Pettyjohn is the 15,382nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Migration of the Pettyjohn family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Petitjean arrived in Quebec from Aunis on the west coast of France in 1710. This is most likely his point of embarkation, not his home province. Jean PetitJean arrived in Lousiana in 1715. Mr. Petitjean arrived in Louisiana in 1719..


Contemporary Notables of the name Pettyjohn (post 1700) +

  • Jade Elizabeth Pettyjohn, American actress, known for her roles as McKenna Brooks in An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
  • Angelique Pettyjohn (1943-1992), born Dorothy Lee Perrins, an American actress and burlesque queen who appeared as the drill thrall Shahna in the Star Trek episode, "The Gamesters of Triskelion"


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


Houseofnames.com on Facebook